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Welcome to Eglon ...Eglon is located in Preston County<1>. The location of Eglon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Eglon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. Eglon is 2,620 feet [799 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Eglon is ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Eglon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Eglon: (304) and (681)<4> Communities Also Named Eglon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Eglon - they are located in Kentucky, Nevada and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eglon. Communities near Eglon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eglon.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eglon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eglon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eglon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eglon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eglon. See our Newspapers Page for Eglon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eglon ...Looking for more information about Eglon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eglon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eglon. Adding Eglon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Eglon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eglon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Eglon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Eglon. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eglon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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